Stencilled Rose

 It's my day to do the Designer Inspiration Post at MHK Designs and I hope everyone gets some kind of inspiration from this delicious card on which I used papers from the "Easter Flowers" digi paper set and an image from Mynn's lovely "Stencil in the Roses" set.  After the fabulous release of five new sets this month, I wanted to use an older set which is one of my 'go to' sets for all kinds of occasions.

     Since purple is my favorite color, you could have guessed that would be in use.  :-D

     I used a different printing technique than what I usually do and I really like the way it turned out.  I selected my digital paper, printed it and then put that sheet of paper back into the printer tray.  Then I went back, selected the rose image and printed it onto the original sheet of printed paper.

     Didn't that make a spectacular silhouette?  I trimmed the paper to size, turned it slightly on an angle, then trimmed off the corners which overlapped the edges of the card.   I added one bit of black lace before mounting everything onto a lavender card front.   I printed the sentiment  ("Tulip of Thanks" set) separately, cut it by hand, and adhered it last.

     Challenges:
A Vintage Journey
Brown Sugar
Catch the Bug
Corrosive Challenge
Crafting with Friends
Crafty Catz
Creative Fingers
Fussy and Fancy
Glitter n Sparkle
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
MFP Stamps
Morgan's ArtWorld
Moving Along with the Times
Outlawz Tuesday

     Don't forget that our new challenge for April/May started last Thursday and you have until May 20th to get a card in.  We have an inspiration photo which you can use (colors, photo, whatever),
or, if you use any MHK Designs image, then the challenge theme for you is "Anything Goes."  Hope we see you playing along.  Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie

   

Thanks to the Teachers

     If you follow my blog or even visit regularly, you know that I'm in the process of making 45 "Thank You" cards at the request of my daughter, who is President of the Parent/Teacher group at my grandson's grade school this year.  The 'Parent' side of the group is putting on a recognition luncheon to honor all the teachers on May 6th.

     I've made CAS cards for the parent volunteers to sign and present to the teachers, trying to make each one individual and as different as possible.  I've utilized the various dies I have (from Memory Box, Die-namics, Spellbinders, and die-Mensions) for all the "Thank You" sentiments and then added embellishment to feminize most of the cards and left others as plain as possible for the few male teachers.  We all know how male DNA is programmed to complain about embellishment.  :-D

     Here are some more cards to share with you today.  I've listed the challenges I'm entering underneath each card.

Challenges:

A Beautiful Mess

Creative Fingers

Challenges:

Crafty Catz

Outlawz PAM

Suzy Bee's Bloomin'

Challenges:

Crafty Girls Creations

Creative Corner

Challenges:

Aud Sentiments

Crafting with Friends

DL.ART Thankful Thursday

Challenges:

Cre8tive Hands

Really Reasonable Ribbon

Sweet Stampin'

     

     Have a great rest-of-your-weekend and Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie

Guarding the Fairytales

     This is going to be a really fast post to day -- I have a jammed packed day ahead.

     The image is by Fabrika Fantasy and I'm playing along in the challenge on their FB page.   I used the sketch from Outlawz Sketch challenge, adjusted so that I could maximize the impact of the castle.

     The background is scrapbook paper which I scanned, reduced to fit the card size, and then printed.

     Challenges:
Artistic Inspirations
Chocolate Baroque
Crafting for all Seasons (sparkle/diecuts/backing paper)
Creative Moments
Critters and Creatures
Digitally Sweet
Get Creative
Inspiration Destination
Outlawz Twisted Thursday
Paper Shelter

     Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie

Hangin' Bear

     It's Friday again and you know how much I love playing with QKR Stampede images!  Our new challenge theme this week is a based on this combo of colors:

     At first, I wasn't sure how those would work when coloring an image but once I picked up the ProMarkers and started, everything just flowed.  They are a great combo!  Unfortunately, my slate brown has a reddish tone to it in the photo but it actually is a pretty close match to the inspiration photo color.  Here's my result using Digi 13408 "Just Hangin' " and Digi 13411 "Hangin' " for the sentiment.

I used the sketch from Sketch Saturday.

     The image and mat plus the sentiment and its mat are all cut with Spellbinders dies.  I used a Swiss Dot embossing folder on the gray CS.  I wish it showed in the photo but the black CS is also embossed with a honeycomb folder.  The ribbon has a diamond pattern in it and all three of those things give some great texture.  The bow is 'dyed' with ProMarkers and again, looks reddish in the photo but is actually more slate brown.

     Challenges:
613 Avenue Create
Addicted to Stamps
A Gem of a Challenge
Crafty Boots
Creative Moments
Cutie Pie
I {heart} ProMarkers
Inspiration Destination
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
Little Claire's
Love to Scrap
Outlawz Greetings
Ribbon Girl
Send a Smile 4 Kids

     Come play in our challenge.  You can use any image you wish but if you happen to use a QKR Stampede image, your card will go into a separate drawing just for QRKs and that increases your chances of winning immensely.  Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie

New Challenge at MHK Designs

     The April/May challenge starts today at MHK Designs and we have this lovely inspiration photo.  Feel free to use the colors, the photo, or whatever inspires you.  Remember, you are not required to use an MHK Designs image on your card but if you do, then it's an "Anything Goes" challenge instead of an inspiration photo challenge.  :-D



     As you can see, I chose to go with the Anything Goes since I'm using both an image and a sentiment from the MHK Designs Fruit Borders set.  Still, I did manage to use a botanical image and a couple of the colors in the inspiration photo.

     The image is colored with Copics this time, then die cut along one side with a Spellbinders Scalloped Borders Petite die.  I cut two more border pieces from yellow and green CS and layered all the borders together for a 3-in-a-row look.

     I also border cut the sentiment and layered it on top.  I gathered up a few of the 'dots' which fell out of the holes along the borders and glued them to the sentiment piece, then added the strings of pearls for embellishment.  At that point, it seemed finished so I resisted the urge to smother it with flowers or bows or glittery additions.

     Challenges:
Classic DT Open
Colouring in Scrapland (flower/pearls/die)
Crafting from the Heart
Craft Your Passion
Deep Ocean
Pearly Sparkles
Petal Lu
Sisters of Craft
Sparkles Forum
Through the Craft Room Door

     I hope you are going to come and play in the challenge this month.  We really do get a lot of inspiration from the wonderful creations we see entered there.  Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie

Perfect Poppies

     It's Wednesday and time for another New Release set from MHK Designs.  Today we're focusing on "Perfect Poppies" and I fell in love with this set the minute I saw it!  You can see a photo of the entire set at the end of this post or by clicking on this link.

     Here's the card I did with the corner image:

   
     I love how this card developed.  I had no idea where it was going when I started.  It's colored with a combination of ProMarkers and chalk markers.  I started to fussy cut the image and then used a doily die from Cheery Lynn to take a scalloped 'bite' out of one corner.

     I used 1/4 of the doily to make the upper corner and used a Cheery Lynn corner scroll die to cut the lower corner of a scrap piece of golden harvest CS.  I backed that scroll with dp from the MHK Designs "Going Gingham in Brights" set, and then inlaid the scroll piece back into the CS from which it was cut, letting the dp show through.  Both the doily and the scroll are embossed, as is the gingham dp.

     I printed the sentiment (also from the Perfect Poppies set), fussy cut it, and adhered it to the doily piece.  The bow is a double bow made from satin ribbon and lace ribbon.  I really like the vintage look of the design and the image.  I think this is a perfect spring card, filled with flowers and delicate die cuts, showcasing my favorite time of year (meaning before it gets too hot!  :-D )

     Challenges:
Craft-Dee BowZ
Crafty Boots
Crafty Sentiments Designs
Di's Digi Designs
Going Grey with Scrap Creations
House That Stamps Built
Lemon Shortbread
Love to Scrap
Melonheadz Friends
{PIN}spirational
Scrapy Land
Unicorn

     I hope you'll visit the MHK Designs blog and hop through the DT posts to see all the different designs which been done with this set.  It's a trip well worth your time.  :-D  Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie

Beach Pail

     This is a From the Heart Stamps image which I've had for a while and never used.  Since it hit the low 90s here today, I'm thinking of summer travel to the beaches and playing in the sand.  That song, "Summertime, ... and the livin' is easy ..." is running through my head.  :-D

This is the sketch I used, adjusted for a horizontal card

 instead of a vertical one - From the Heart Stamps.

     I colored the sky, water, and sand with my ProMarkers and was about to start on the pail when I realized how much I liked it as a black and white line drawing.  That led me to think about doing the card in all black and white and that's the end result.  Die cuts by Spellbinders, embossing with a Cuttlebug folder, and bow done with striped ribbon from my stash.

     Challenges:
Addicted to Stamps
Bunny Zoe's
Crafting from the Heart
Craft Your Passion
Dies R Us
Di's Digi Designs
Incy Wincy
Love to Scrap
Not Just Cards
Our Crafty Corner
Ribbon Girl
Scrapper's Delights

     I hope you're enjoying spring weather, not like the heat they are saying we'll have for three days.  After that, it's supposed to return to our norms in the low-70s and I'll be very happy for that.  Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie

More Thank You Cards

     I'm working on the next batch of Thank You cards for the parent volunteers of the PTC to give to all the teachers at my grandson's school.  My daughter is the group President this year and has asked me to make 45 cards for the luncheon given by the parents to honor all the teachers at the end of the school year.  I finished the first dozen a couple of weeks ago, posted a photo of one of them, forgot to photograph the rest of them before giving them to my daughter, and now I've started on the next batch.

     Here's some of them:

     All are very CAS and each one is done with some kind of die cut.  I used dies from Memory Box, Die-namics, and die-Mensions.  Within the group of teachers there are five men and the rest are women so this time I focused on making sure there were some masculine cards among them.  I had already done two other masculine cards in the earlier batch.

     Future cards can be a bit more feminine but I'll still be using the same die cuts and basic ideas.  Each card will be different but I'll use the same CAS style for all of them.  These are fast and easy to make; the time comes in making all the die cuts and choosing the papers.  But it's a fabulous way to use up lots of those scraps that are living in my bits and pieces basket.  :-D

     Challenges:
2 Creative Chicks
613 Avenue Create
AAA Cards
A Bit More Time to Craft
Amusing Challenge
Crafting with Dragonflies
Crafty Hazelnut's
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
Petal Lu
Suzy Bee's Blooming

     Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie

Raining Cats and Dogs Mid-Way Challenge Reminder

    If you're looking for my MHK Designs post, please click here.

     We're mid-way through our challenge for April at Quirky Crafts and I want to share with you another card using an image from our sponsor, Crackerbox Palace.  This one is called "Cat and Dog" and, obviously, the cat is focusing all his attention on the dog.  :-D

I used the sketch at Sweet Sketch Weds 2 (turned 1/4 turn)

and I took my colors from the challenge at Color Q

but the only pale pink is on the cat's ears and mouth.

    

     Image is colored with ProMarkers, then cut with a Spellbinders die.  The two mats are lightly embossed with a "Linen" folder and then punched to round the corners.  I used three ribbon scraps from my stash for embellishment, two of them to tie the double-color bow.  It's hard to tell but the sheer, gold ribbon is sparkly with bits of micro-glitter on it.  The background dp is a leftover scrap (My Mind's Eye.)

     Challenges:

Aud Sentiments

Crafting for all Seasons (1st diagonal)

Crafting with an Attitude

Crafty Friends

Crafty Gals Corner 

Creative Moments

House That Stamps Built

Outlawz PAM

Scrapper's Delights

Star Stampz

     Don't forget to come play along in our Quirky Raining Cat and Dogs challenge before it ends on April 28.  Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie

Fruit Borders

     It's finally here -- the new 5-day-long release from MHK Designs!  Be sure to check out the MHK Designs blog to see all the new sets, starting with yesterday's post.

     Today we're celebrating the "Fruit Borders" set and I love the images as well as the sentiments in this one.  I've done a card using the Lemons but there is also an image with lovely pears which I'll use as soon as possible.  :-D  I'll add a photo of the set at the bottom of this post.

     I colored with a combination of chalks and ProMarkers and then die cut the image.  The die cuts are Cheery Lynn, including the one on the sentiment.  The purple background paper is also from a digital paper set by MHK Designs called "Snowy Season."   The ribbon is one of my favorites from Really Reasonable Ribbon.  Can you tell that I love purple?  And my favorite color combo is purple and anything!  Ok, ok, purple and yellow go so well together that I tend to use that combo a lot.

     Challenges:
A Vintage Journey
ArtbyMiran
Craft Rocket
Crafting with Friends
Creative Card Crew
Cre8tive Hands
Hiding in My Craft Room
Let's Color Saturday
Little Claire's
Outlawz Twisted Thursday
Sassy Studio
Scrapper's Delights

     I'll have another of the new releases on Wednesday so stop back by to see it.  In the meantime, visit MHK Designs each day to see other releases.  Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie

  

What Really Matters

     I've been playing in the From the Heart Progressive Challenge for a few months now and for today's card, I used the April image.  I love that sentiment (which is part of the set.)

I took my colors from the challenge at Two Paper Divas.

     This is one more card which uses up scraps that were in the basket.  I used my ProMarkers to color the image and cut it with oval dies by QuicKutz.  The sentiment piece is cut with a Stitched Square die from Memory Box and the swirl is a Cheery Lynn corner die, with one side of the corner trimmed off.

     The background piece has been dry embossed and all three ribbons came from the scrap bin.

     I love making spring cards in April.  There's just something about the month that says the house and garden should both be filled with flowers and I love cards with flower images.  If you don't believe that, just check out my posts this upcoming week.  :-D

     Challenges:
2 Creative Chicks
A Beautiful Mess
Brown Sugar
Card Mania
Cardz 4 Galz
CCC Digi
Country View
Crafting with Friends
Crafty Enjoyments (top row)
Creative Corner
Creative Fingers
Cut It Up
Die Cut Divas
Paradise of Stamps
Simply Papercraft
Stamping Boutique
Sunsational Stamps

     Have a great weekend and be sure to stop by tomorrow.  I'll have two posts and one has a new release image from MHK Designs.  Absolutely delicious!  Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie

Snail Mail Thoughts

     If a snail is thinking of someone, is that a long, slow thought process?  :-D

     Our newest challenge theme at QKR Stampede this week is "Snail Mail" and we want to see cards with either a snail or a mail connection.  I've done a "Thinking of You" card with one of the most delightfully fun snails I've ever seen (Digi 16809 "Happy Snail" and Digi 11205 "Been Thinkin."

     Everything on this card came from the scrap stash including the white CS on which the image and sentiment were printed.  I used my ProMarkers (my 'go to' medium for coloring) on the image and then dug out my rectangle, pinpoint dies (Memory Box) to cut them and the double mats.  The ribbon may have come from Really Reasonable Ribbon but since those are scrap pieces, I can't be sure.  The blue flowers are also ribbon scraps.

     Challenges:
Classic Design Team Open
Clear It Out
Craft Your Passion
Crafting from the Heart
Crafty Boots
DCS Inspirational
Incy Wincy
Love to Scrap
Not Just Cards
Our Crafty Corner
Paper Minutes
Passion for ProMarkers (2nd column)
Petal Lu
Scrap N
Scribbles Designs
Sisters of Craft
Through the Craft Room Door
Your Scrapbook Place

      See you again over the weekend and I hope you find lots of relaxing, crafting time to restore your soul.   Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie

Fairy Dreamin'

     I'm finally playing in the Progressive Challenge at ArtbyMiran.  I've intended to do that each month for at least 4 months and now I'm actually doing it instead of just saying I will.  :-D  I bought the image for this month, which is adorable, and now I'll get the one for next month as a freebie.

I used colors from the challenge at The Outlawz

and also based it on the sketch from The Outlawz

although mine is a bit more CAS.

  

     The image is colored with ProMarkers, plus a bit of glitter on her wings.  I cut the finished image with a die from Spellbinders.  The turquoise mat is cut with a Cheery Lynn die and the sentiment is cut with an oval die from QuickKutz.  The bow is handmade using wide, sheer ribbon from my stash.

     I really love how simple this card design is even though it has a fancy, frilly feel to it.

     Challenges:
Crafting for all Seasons (girly/digi/flowers)
Crafty Addicts
Crafty Gals Corner
Crafty Sentiments Designs
Creative Card Crew
Creative Moments
Deep Ocean
Inspiration Destination
Lemon Shortbread
Love to Scrap
Passion for ProMarkers (bottom row)
Scrapy Land
Sweet Stamps
   
     I'm off to link up the challenges and then have to get ready for a brunch date so enjoy your visit and come by tomorrow to see the latest from QKR Stampede.  :-D  Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie

Sunbathing?

     I don't know how many of you really expect to sunbathe in April but it sure isn't happening in most of the country out my way.  I love this Birdbrain image by From the Heart Stamps and I followed their latest sketch to make the card.

     I used my ProMarkers to color the image but instead of die cutting it as I usually do, I used a leftover negative from a Cheery Lynn doily die to make the curved piece.  That's layered on top of the image piece.  I also die cut some clouds (Memory Box) and then added gingham dp.  Those all came from the scrapbox on my table.  The ribbon is white satin from my stash and I made the bow using that same ribbon.

     Challenges:
613 Avenue Create
Animal Friends
Card Mania
Crafting Musketeers
Crafts Galore Encore
Crafty Enjoyments (1st column)
Crafty Time
Cuttlebug Mania
Dragonfly Journeys
Hiding in My Craft Room
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
Outlawz Greetings
Outlawz Twisted Thursday
Ribbon Girl
Robyn's Fetish

     Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie

Coneflowers

     I had such a great time making this DT card for the newest challenge starting today at Tuesday Throwdown.  Our theme is "Use Die Cuts" and our fabulous sponsor is Sweet n Sassy.  I'm using an image called "Coneflowers and Butterfly."

     The image is colored with ProMarkers and cut with a framing die from Spellbinders.  I use another framing die to cut a second frame and inlaid the image into it.  I added sparkle tulle trim and layered the sentiment onto it.  A lovely, feminine card, I think.  :-D

     Challenges:
2 Creative Chicks
A Bit More Time to Craft
Addicted to Stamps
A Vintage Journey
Country View Crafts
Creative Corner
Fussy and Fancy
Great Impressions
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
Really Reasonable Ribbon
Stamping Boutique
Stamping Sensations

     That's all I have for today but I've posted three days in a row now and have several more coming up over the weekend and next week.  Can hardly wait to share them all with you but I still have to get things ready, including all the posts.  Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie

"Cool" Cat

     I'm pleased to announce that I'm a Guest Designer this week at Eureka Stamps.  They have a sketch theme this week which is just so much fun to use!

   

and here's my card:

Using Digi 23902 Cool Cat with Shades

and Digi 10003 Ignored by Cat

     I used my ProMarkers to color Joe Cool Cat, added a touch of white gel pen for reflection on the glasses, then used one of my newest stitched die sets (Die-namics) to cut him and the frame.  The image piece is inlaid into the frame.  The die cut strips are cut with a die from Spellbinders.  

     The sentiment was cut into a simple rectangle using my paper cutter.  Everything was layered onto dark blue CS and then adhered to the card base.  As an embellishment, I used black polka dot ribbon to make a bow tie for Joe Cool.  :-D

     Challenges:

Craft-Dee Bowz

Crafting for all Seasons

Crafting from the Heart

Crafting with an Attitude

Craft Your Passion

Creative Fingers

Critters and Creatures

Cut It Up

Inspiration Destination

My Time to Craft

Outlawz Festive Friday

Scrapy Land

Show Us Your Pussies Cats Only

     Hope we see you playing along this week.  Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie

It's a Pastel Spring at Open-Minded Crafting Fun

     April is my favorite spring month.  It's the one that has mild weather even if it's raining.  Snow and violent storms are gone and the hot weather has yet to arrive.  I don't mind April showers at all, especially in the midst of the severe drought we've had out here for 4 years.

     For our April challenge at Open-Minded Crafting Fun we have a theme of "Pastel Colors," another of my favorite spring things.  We're being sponsored by A Random Fan, Crafty Sentiments Designs, Lacy Sunshine, and Maria Medel Illustrations.   I used a sweet Crafty Sentiments image called "Nature Watching."

     I colored it with chalks and ProMarkers, then cut it with a die from Spellbinders.  I wrapped striped ribbon through it and then layered it onto another die cut to frame it, also Spellbinders.  That went onto the card front and I used a Fiskars corner punch to decorate all four corners.

     Challenges:
A Beautiful Mess
A Gem of a Challenge
ArtbyMiran
Brown Sugar
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards
Crafting with Friends
Crafty Friends
Docerela
Imagine That!
Jo's Scrap Shack
Outlawz PAM
Pattie's Creations
Scrapper's Delights
Scrapy Land
Simply Papercraft

     I hope you're going to dig into your supplies, find something wonderfully pastel to fit with our theme, and then come play with us.  We love being inspired by each and every one of you.  Happy Stamping. NanaConnie
     

Spring Has Sprung

     New weekly challenge starting today at QKR Stampede and our theme is "Spring Has Sprung."  We want to see new baby animals, kites, gardens -- any of those clear signs of spring.  For me, Spring always means baby bunnies and chicks so I chose to use Digi 7406 "Bunny with Bow."  Isn't she adorable?  I'm using this as a new baby card.

      Don't you just love that yellow-with-a-shot-of-purple color for a spring card?  I colored the image with my ProMarkers, then used my "Stitched Scalloped Circle" dies (Memory Box) to cut it and the sentiment, plus the offset backing circles.  The butterflies were hand punched (Fiskars) or die cut with a die from Spellbinders.  Everything was mounted onto a yellow card front.

     Challenges:
Crafting for all Seasons
Crafty Creations
Cre8tive Hands
Creative Moments
Double D
I {heart} ProMarkers
Inspiration Destination
Julia Spiri
Little Miss Muffet
Outlawz Twisted Thursday
Paper Shelter
Scrapy Land

     Please come play along with us this week.  You are NOT required to use an image from QKR but if you do, your entry will be put into a separate drawing just for QKR products.  That increases your chances of winning drastically.  :-D   Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie

Spring Birthday Greetings

     Really quick post this morning because I'm running waaay behind on things I have to do.  It's a birthday card for a kid who adores animals.  Inside it says, "Make a wish and get the party going!"

Image and sketch From the Heart Stamps.

     Colored with ProMarkers (my favorite way to color), die cut and matted (Spellbinders), glitter added to all flower centers, including the punched embellishment flower from my stash.  Leaves are cut with a Cheery Lynn die and the papers are all from Paper House.

     Challenges:

Clear It Out

Crafting from the Heart

Craft Your Passion

Critters and Creatures

Digi Chooseday

Incy Wincy

Lemon Shortbread

Love to Scrap

Melonheadz Friends

Not Just Cards

Our Crafty Corner

Passion for ProMarkers

Scrapy Land

Where the HeART Is

     I know it's a really short post but I have to throw on some clothes and get out the door.  Happy Stamping.  :-D  NanaConnie

Posies for Mom

     This delightful image is the April freebie for the Progressive challenge at The Outlawz.  Right before printing this image, I was looking out my front window at the two large daisy bushes which are overflowing with pale yellow flowers everywhere.  My coloring was influenced by them.

     I colored with chalks, then die cut both the image and the mat with dies from Spellbinders.  Actually, this time it's a frame more than a mat since the smaller die cut is inlaid into the larger one.  The doily was in my last order from 7 Kids College Fund and I think they're made by Bo Bunny.

     I added only the little bow for embellishment, keeping this one CAS for mailing.

     Challenges:
7 Kids College Fund
CAS on Sunday
Chalk N Stock
Colour Your World
Cupcake Inspirations
Di's Digi Designs
Glitter n Sparkle
Great Impressions
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
My Time to Craft
Pencil Case
Scrapper's Delights
Stamping Sensations

      Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie

Feed Me !!

     Today's card is not only super CAS, it's one which was definitely inspired by feline behavior around my house.  It's also my DT card for the new April challenge at Quirky Crafts, sponsored by Crackerbox Palace.   Our theme this month is "Raining Quirky Cats or Dogs."  Just use either a cat or a dog or both on a card and come enter the challenge.

     The image is called "Peeking In" and I'm not going to give you any hints as to how I managed to get a 'spotlighted' black and white image on kraft paper.  Let's just say it took both clever printing and careful coloring.

     I did use my ProMarkers to dye the ribbon and the bow, each of which started out white.  The sentiment was my own and I printed it directly onto the card front.

     Challenges:
4 Crafty Chicks
ArtbyMiran
Brown Sugar
Crafter's Cafe
Crafting by Designs
Crafting with Friends
Creative Fingers
Dragon's Lair
Hannah and Friends
Jo's Scrap Shack
Morgan's Artworld
Outlawz Twisted Thursday
Simply Papercrafts

     Hope to see you playing along with us.  Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie

#1 in Agriculture

     There is such a wonderful story behind this card and I really want to share it with you.  A friend who has ordered lots of cards from me has asked me for one more, this one for a very special occasion.  One of his high school Agriculture teachers is celebrating a 100th birthday!   WOW!  Several of  his former students have gotten together to throw him a birthday party.  Isn't that a fantastic thing to do?   He was so beloved by so many in the high school where he taught for 40 years.

     Anyway, knowing he was an Ag teacher, I found these two images from QKR Stampede, reversed one of them, and made a card for my friend to give him.

     I love being able to share QKR Stampede images with you two days in a row.  :-D  Because it's a masculine card, I kept it very CAS, printing directly onto the card front and then coloring it with my ProMarkers.  The only thing I added is the stitched ribbon.

     Challenges:
Artistic Inspirations
Catch the Bug
Crafting from the Heart
Craft Your Passion
Crafty Calendar
Let's Color Saturday
Little Claire's
Love to Scrap
Outlawz Twisted Thursday
Scrapper's Delights

     Hope your weekend is fantastic and Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie

Marriage Made in Heaven

     It's Friday and that means a new challenge at QKR Stampede.  We have a really fun theme this week; "Foolish Thoughts" which means we want to see some humor and delight.  My card is a sample of Foolish Thoughts made by combining the Digi 5701 "Moon Cheese" with the sentiment 12703 "Made in Heaven."

     I printed the sentiment and the image together onto the card front, then colored the image with some of my favorite pastel color ProMarkers.  All of the ribbon came from my stash and the double bow was made using my Bow-It-All.  I learned how to do those through a YouTube video.  Very helpful !

     Challenges:
A Beautiful Mess
Artistic Inspirations
Craft-Dee BowZ
Craft Your Passion
Crafting from the Heart
Crafting with Friends
Fussy and Fancy
Get Creative
Let's Color Saturday
Love to Scrap
MFP Stamps
Not Just Cards
Our Crafty Corner
Simply Papercraft

     I hope you're inspired to find some humor and come join our challenge this week.  Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie